Railway stay-rod.



, 0W. R: PAYNBA w. 'TQDRUMMoNn RAILWAY STAY non. PPLIQTIOI FILED APR.la, 1914,. l

1,1 1,612. Pafntedept. 22,191,517

'ZAM w t'rouuap A noentom `receive the 'rod being also :clampingmembersa tined end of said l f1,111, e1sly i the base flanges of the one rai-1therein means in engagement with the threaded end of said tie rod tovpositively securel the clamping members in fianges of the rails w erebyto secure the latterv on the tie rod, and tion with the other end ofsaid tie rod and the other rail to adjustably secure the latteronsaidrod. y f .L-f L 3. In 1a deviceof class described, the e rail'folfa ti'grod having combination` with g rfeon adjacent one end ashoulderVformed of the same, the lhiet ed a air' of sleeve-like piie to the lastmeninner opposed ends of said clamplng members being rovided'withV-shaped slots to hasel flanges of said rails therein, means to preventthe rotation of the innermost clamping'member on said tie rod a nutapplied to the threaded end of said tie rod for engagement with theouter of said clamping members whereby to positively securevthe latterin engagement with said rail and tie rod, and means for adjudaablsecuring another rail to the opposite endy of said tie rod.

'one end thereof, said tie rod lposition on the-basey at] the lastmentioned end, that portion of means in connec lreceived 'mentioned endof said to permit 'one of said' 'members' to abut Athe shoulder thereon,the ed end'oi 44. In a device o'f the dass ribedtthe combination with arail, yof' e-lod-v r0- vided with a shoulder at al oint adjacent4 ingthreaded v said tie rod between the shoulder' and the threaded portionthereof being designed square in cross section, a sleeve-hke member:applied to lthe end of said tie rod, the b ore ter'eof being square incross section to be on the squared portion of said tie rod, anadditional sleeve-like member a plied on said last mentioned end of thetie rod, the inner opposed ends of said sleevelike member being providedwith V-shaped slots for the lreception of the base Hannes of said railsal nut applied to the outer thread said tie rod to secure saidsleevelike clamping members on said rod and 'rail to (positively securethe latter'on the former, an

means for adjustably securingv another Y rail on the oppositeend'of saidtie In testimony whereof vwe' have hereunto set our hands 1n witnesses.

WILLIAM R. PAYNE. WILLIAM T. DRUMMOND. Witnesses: l

A. A. Knssnan, H. G. HEATH.

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